Is SHAMS a word?
SHAMS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 15 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHAMS is a valid word.
What does shams mean?
SHAMS is an inflected form of sham.
noun: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHAMS: word details
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so SHAMS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of shams
Shorter words inside shams
Words you can make from the letters of shams.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHAMS
SHAMS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHAMS mean?
SHAMS is an inflected form of sham and is a noun. It means: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.
Is SHAMS a valid word?
Yes, SHAMS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.